a dog attack in —— watershed. a dog attack in liverpool yesterday has been described by merseyside police as dangerously out of control. facebook is losing and in newspapers with tips on how to spot fake news in the run to the general election. ina in a moment it will be time for sports day but first, what else is coming up on bbc news. we have the very latest from france as president—elect emmanuel macron works on getting his team together in preparation. we will also talk to a former facebook executive about their plans to stop fake news. and will take you to a beach on ireland that reappeared overnight after vanishing in a storm 30 years ago. now, it's sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday with me, hugh ferris. the headlines tonight. chelsea two wins from the title, middlesbrough one

defeat from relegation. contrasting desires meet at stamford bridge tonight. sulley muntari says both fifa and uefa don't care enough about racism. he walked off during a game in italy after receiving abuse from opposition fans. and he's told the bbc he'd do it again. it's not normal but we have to fight it. iam it's not normal but we have to fight it. i am determined to do that. and dan evans claims aljaz bedene is ‘not british‘. after being knocked out of the madrid 0pen, evans says he should be the country's number three player, not the slovenian—born bedene. hello again.

it could be quite the week for chelsea and for middlesbrough. .. quite the night, although not for the right reasons. both teams in tonight's premier league match have contrasting aims. and in furthering their own, the leaders could consign their opponents to relegation. 0ur correspondentjoe wilson is at stamford bridge. it feels more genuine than spring here this evening but also the need en marche more wins and they will get the league title wrapped up before spurs even play. they can relax and plan for the fa cup final. there is some wear and tear to the chelsea squad, ka nte, there is some wear and tear to the chelsea squad, kante, core to our for conte, this would confirm his reputation as the hottest property in european management. that may create an issue for chelsea to keep them. that is for the beta, right

now all he needs is to win. as part of the season, it is not easy. —— this part of the season is not easy. every game is tough because there was a lot of pressure. it is important in this period, not to make mistakes because that is difficult to recover from. but we are ready to fight and to play these four games. middlesbrough need something from this game to avoid relegation. the frustration is not being in the position but for so much of this position they have played with the handbrake on. they have gone for it. steve agni was appointed to rescue them in march, and he knows in recent weeks and days they almost beat manchester city. middlesbrough have shown the kind of form that they would have loved to have shown earlier in the season loved to have shown earlier in the season when it really mattered. here

is actually looking forward to this game. the confidence and brilliance we have seen from players in recent weeks is there, the last time at sunderland and manchester city that you saw, everything coming together. those four points out of six which give us plenty of confidence going into the chelsea game. the question is can middlesbrough, who after scored ten away goals this season, defeat chelsea? right now, it doesn't seem feasible. thank you and enjoy the game. sulley muntari says he is treated like a sulley muntari says he is treated likea criminal sulley muntari says he is treated like a criminal after leaving a match playing for his team. he once played for the portsmouth and

sunderland. he has accused thief and a river of not caring. this was sulley muntari taking the fight against racism into his own hands. abused by sections of the crowd while playing for italian club pescera against cowell gre, but when nothing was done about the racism from theirfans, nothing was done about the racism from their fans, he walked off the pitch. he was given a one—game ban but it was overturned after an outpouring of support. in his first interview since the incident, he said he had no regrets. really, i felt pity for them. they won't even getting under my beautiful skin. today, tomorrow and the next game, i will go up again. and would you recommend to others? yes. if you're not feeling it, they should walk. he has a global view, having played in

three different league and won more than 80 caps for his country. commentator: muntari scores quit winning the fa cup with portsmouth was one of the highlights of his career that he believes that the sport is scarred by racism and the governing bodies are not doing enough to tackle it. we are under the fairand uefa. enough to tackle it. we are under the fair and uefa. and you don't think they are taking it seriously? now. they only do things they are interested for, things they are interested for, things they are interested in. if you are interested in something, you jump in. things that i was right, things that are good for them, they do it. muntari wa nts good for them, they do it. muntari wants us domination to be met with the strongest of penalties, and is calling on his fellow professionals to consider drastic steps to bring about meaningful change. what about about meaningful change. what about a strike, a player is mstrike? would that be a sensible idea? of course.

if they share views and a feeling that way, of course they are not explained. and going to make sure that i am in the right mind before i play. why do we play football? for fun, right? we playful love. but there was no love, there is no fun, what are we doing could happen the world's players union are urging players to report any discolouration to them, and they will lobby the authorities to act. for the organisation and muntari, action is needed right now. sheffield united have re—signed striker ched evans. five years after he was released by the club after being found guilty of rape. that conviction was quashed and at a retrial last year evans was found not guilty. he joins the club who've been promoted to the championship this seaon from chesterfield on a three year deal. british and irish lions head coach warren gatland says he fully respects ben young's decision

to pull out of the tour to new zealand for family reasons. his sister—in—law tiffany, who is the wife of his brother and team—mate tom, has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. scotland's greg laidlaw has been called up to replace him in the squad the interesting thing from my point of view is we fully were ret respect and understand and the valleys we say to the players this afternoon, is, as faras say to the players this afternoon, is, as far as i say to the players this afternoon, is, as faras i is say to the players this afternoon, is, as far as i is concerned, it's about family coming first. andy has made that decision and we know how close they are as well. —— he has made that decision. we respect that and our thoughts go out to them. dan evans says fellow tennis player aljaz bedene shouldn't be considered british. evans made the comments after losing in straight sets to dutchman robin haase at the madrid 0pen. which leaves him behind the slovenian—born bedene in the british rankings. evans made the comments in an interview with our tennis

correspondent russell fuller, whojoins us from madrid now. russell, this isn't the first time evans has spoken out against bedene. to be fairto to be fair to dan evans, he is being true to his colours. when the bbc reported that bedene wants to switch nationalities from slovenia to britain in 2014, evans made it clear to people that it was not a move he was in favour of. speaking today, while i was talking to him about the fa ct while i was talking to him about the fact he is now the british number fourin fact he is now the british number four in the rankings behind bedene who used to represent slovenia, he made it very clear that in his mind, he is still the british number three. four at the moment. who's the fourth? pescera being bedene being the third. it's nothing

to do with him. he's not confrontational but to me, it doesn't sit well if you play for another country. but don't feel bad about him or anything like that, but for me, it's baffling to why and he lives in slovenia as well. i don't think he really believes he's british, i reckon it'sjust the citizenship will come lived here for five years, it'sjust citizenship will come lived here for five years, it's just a citizenship will come lived here for five years, it'sjust a bit different. i always find nationality is very difficult, towel concept to define. i would say in my dealings with bedene having got to know him over the past four years, he's been in the past four years, he's been in the uk, the has been his main base since 2008, there is no doubt that he feels fairly british. how british, only he can answer. you are in madrid preparing for a match that you will be commentating on in the next few minutes. that could provide some awkward moments to say the least. yes. it's maria sharapova

against bouchard for a third round place in the open. but if sharapova winces mad, she'll be guaranteed in the qualifying draw for wimbledon —— if sharapova wins this match, she will be guaranteed a place. but bouchard has been critical of her. she used to have posters of her on her wall, she was a childhood idol, but ten days ago she described her asa but ten days ago she described her as a cheater and someone who should never play sport again. they could well be spicy. thank you russell. but the pm on bbc radio five live sports extra. —— that at 5pm. the first international blind tennis tournament got under way in spain today. it's a sign that the relatively young sport is continuing to grow. emma jones went along to meet some of the british team

at their training base in roehampton before they headed to alicante. it's the same tennis court were all familiar with. but with a few modifications, including markings on the court, eyeshades for some taking part, and a bell in the ball. this is blind tennis, and this is the first british team. created to play in the first ever international tournament. it's a dream come true. i've been thinking about facing the best of the world players, for two and a half years since my first national transition. to get the opportunity to do that is very special. this player became visually impaired in 2008, he took up blind tennis two years ago. but she has high hopes for her first tournament. i hate to lose, and am hoping that i really do bring back some sort of silverware. i really hope so. you've got to go down the lines, roll it

in. tennis in this form was only invented in 1984, but as the sport has grown, so has the competition. this will be another step up for the players and their coaches. i'm extremely proud to be a part of the team going and travelling as a coach. i think it's going to be an absolutely fantastic learning opportunity to see what the standard is, what is going on in other countries. and to get the players to inspire the next generation. and just get the sport promoters, because it is travelling such a long way. the first eight become the first number one, but it is hoped that blind tennis could become a paralympic sport in the future. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. you are watching bbc news. the top

stories. the president—elect of france, emmanuel macron, has joined emmanuel macron has filed to fight the forces of division that undermine france after winning the french election. the reason may in this brexit will help cut immigration as the conservatives again pledged to bring forward figures down to the tens of thousands. figures down to the tens of thousands.labour has put health at the heart of campaigning today, setting out plans to tackle childhood obesity. the party will ban junk food adverts during all programming before the 9pm watershed, if it wins the election. an update on the markets. the footsie amber daks went down after the election victory. they are now down. the nasdaq has a couple of hours of trading to go. unchanged almost. facebook has placed adverts in british newspapers with ten tips

on how to spot fake news online. the website has also closed thousands of accounts linked to false stories, ahead of the general election next month. the company advises users to "be sceptical of headlines" and to check website addresses. the move comes as increasing numbers of people use the site as one of their main news sources. here's our technology correspondent, rory cellan—jones. it's a term that became familiar during last year's american presidential election. fake news stories made up to make money or act as political propaganda. and its facebook which has taken much of the blame for spreading stories such as these. now the social network says it's doing everything it can to tackle the problem in the uk. with these newspaper adverts part of that effort. facebook says it is to bring up the battle against fake news. it is giving its users a guide to spotting what it calls false news, it is closing tens of thousands of fake uk accounts which might spread misinformation, and it is working with fact checking organisations during the election campaign.